Alice (The Chronicles of Alice #1)

by Christina Henry | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
ISBN: 0425266796 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingperryfranwing of Elk Grove, California USA on 8/18/2018
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Journal Entry 1 by wingperryfranwing from Elk Grove, California USA on Saturday, August 18, 2018
Alice (The Chronicles of Alice #1)
by Christina Henry

A mind-bending new novel inspired by the twisted and wondrous works of Lewis Carroll...

In a warren of crumbling buildings and desperate people called the Old City, there stands a hospital with cinderblock walls which echo the screams of the poor souls inside.

In the hospital, there is a woman. Her hair, once blond, hangs in tangles down her back. She doesn’t remember why she’s in such a terrible place. Just a tea party long ago, and long ears, and blood…

Then, one night, a fire at the hospital gives the woman a chance to escape, tumbling out of the hole that imprisoned her, leaving her free to uncover the truth about what happened to her all those years ago.

Only something else has escaped with her. Something dark. Something powerful.

And to find the truth, she will have to track this beast to the very heart of the Old City, where the rabbit waits for his Alice.

Journal Entry 2 by wingperryfranwing at Elk Grove, California USA on Saturday, August 25, 2018
This was really a demented retelling of Alice in Wonderland. It really does not use the classic Alice or Wonderland but sets the story in a fictional place called the Old City which is run by a set of gang bosses who may be named after characters in the original Alice but are far more deadly and perverted. These include Cheshire, the Walrus, the Caterpillar, and the Rabbit. The book starts out with Alice in a mental hospital communicating through a wall with Hatcher, a man who remembers little of his life but becomes friends with Alice. When a fire at the asylum allows them to escape, Alice and Hatcher set out to the Old City in search of the Jabberwock, a monster who kills malevolently and who is tied in some way to Hatcher. They are also seeking the Rabbit who Alice had encountered years earlier and who left a scar on Alice so she would be recognizable when she returned to the Old City. The Rabbit may also have a weapon than can be used against the Jabberwocky and information about Hatcher's past.

The story is full of violence and perversion. The Walrus is probably the worst of the bunch...he captures young girls so he can rape and eat them! The story meanders along with Alice and Hatcher getting involved in one violent encounter after another and along the way Alice discovers that she has special gifts to help in their quest.

Overall, this was an interesting twisted take on the Alice story but I would not recommend it for the squeamish! I know there is a sequel to this one called The Red Queen which continues Alice and Hatcher's quest to find some of Hatcher's past and I'll probably be reading it as some point.

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